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Lindy Ruff's 1980-1981 season

Points

NHL#251

Goals

NHL#255

Assists

NHL#231

Plus/minus

NHL#199

Games

81% of 80

Left winger Lindy Ruff was 20 years old when the 1980-1981 season began, his 2nd in the NHL, and played it for Buffalo Sabres. He played 65 of a possible 80 games and scored 8 goals and 18 assists for 26 points, 0.40 points per game. In the playoffs he played 6 games for 4 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

1980-1981Playoffs

Year 1980
46 years ago
Season opener
October 9
Lindy Ruff plays the 1980-1981 season for Buffalo Sabres
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Lindy was 20 years old when the 1980-1981 season began. It was his 2nd season with the team. His 2nd NHL season in all.
- The game
  BUF3–4CHI
  L
  October 9game 1/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  HFD3–3BUF
  October 12game 2/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  EDM0–2BUF
  W
  October 15game 3/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–2PIT
  W
  October 18game 4/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  TOR4–2BUF
  L
  October 19game 5/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  WIN4–7BUF
  W
  October 22game 6/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF5–2MTL
  W
  October 25game 7/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  NYI2–5BUF
  W
  October 26game 8/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PIT1–1BUF
  October 29game 9/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- November 1980
- The game
  BUF4–2DET
  W
  November 1game 10/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  VAN3–4BUF
  W
  November 2game 11/803
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CLR3–5BUF
  W
  November 5game 12/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF3–3WSH
  November 8game 13/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–3BUF
  November 9game 14/802
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET4–4BUF
  November 12game 15/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF1–4NYI
  L
  November 15game 16/803
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  QUE1–8BUF
  W
  November 16game 17/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF2–5CHI
  L
  November 19game 18/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–2WIN
  W
  November 21game 19/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–6EDM
  L
  November 23game 20/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Checkpoint
  November 23
  1/4 into the season
  Game 20 of 80
  4
  points
  NHL#294
  2
  goals
  NHL#229
  2
  assists
  NHL#317
  BUF
  10-5-0W-L-OT25Points
  8th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF3–5STL
  L
  November 25game 21/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  CGY3–6BUF
  W
  November 27game 22/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  BUF5–2HFD
  W
  November 29game 23/801
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  CLR1–4BUF
  W
  November 30game 24/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- December 1980
- The game
  MTL6–5BUF
  L
  December 3game 25/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-3SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF3–3MNS
  December 6game 26/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  PIT1–10BUF
  W
  December 7game 27/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +2 assists
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- The game
  BUF4–4CLR
  December 9game 28/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–8CGY
  L
  December 11game 29/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF5–4TOR
  W
  December 13game 30/801
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  VAN2–2BUF
  December 14game 31/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  December 14
  1/2 into the season
  Game 40 of 8031 of 40 played
  13
  points
  NHL#252
  5
  goals
  NHL#220
  8
  assists
  NHL#264
  BUF
  19-9-0W-L-OT50Points
  6th in the whole NHL
Year 1981
45 years ago
- The game
  BUF7–4WSH
  W
  January 24game 47/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF5–3NYI
  W
  January 26game 48/803
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- The game
  PHI4–4BUF
  January 28game 49/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF5–3HFD
  W
  January 31game 50/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG
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- February 1981
- The game
  WIN0–4BUF
  W
  February 1game 51/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–0PHI
  W
  February 5game 52/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- The game
  DET3–7BUF
  W
  February 6game 53/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  STL3–3BUF
  February 8game 54/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG
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- The game
  WSH3–6BUF
  W
  February 12game 55/801
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF4–4CGY
  February 14game 56/802
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-6SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–2EDM
  February 15game 57/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF2–5MTL
  L
  February 19game 58/80
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF6–1PIT
  W
  February 21game 59/80
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  MTL4–2BUF
  L
  February 22game 60/80
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG
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- Checkpoint
  February 22
  3/4 into the season
  Game 60 of 8045 of 60 played
  15
  points
  NHL#298
  6
  goals
  NHL#251
  9
  assists
  NHL#309
  BUF
  29-12-0W-L-OT77Points
  Playoff spot
  4th in the whole NHL
- The game
  BUF3–6NYR
  L
  February 25game 61/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CHI1–6BUF
  W
  February 27game 62/80
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-2SOG
  +2 assists
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- March 1981
- The game
  BUF4–6BOS
  L
  March 1game 63/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG
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- The game
  CGY0–4BUF
  W
  March 4game 64/802
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  HFD5–3BUF
  L
  March 6game 65/80
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG
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- The game
  PHI4–8BUF
  W
  March 8game 66/801
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF1–3MNS
  L
  March 11game 67/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- The game
  BUF5–2WIN
  W
  March 13game 68/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG
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- The game
  BUF1–2VAN
  L
  March 14game 69/802
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG
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- The game
  BUF3–1LAK
  W
  March 17game 70/80
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TOR4–14BUF
  W
  March 19game 71/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +4+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF6–2TOR
  W
  March 21game 72/801
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG
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- The game
  STL6–5BUF
  L
  March 22game 73/801
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG
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- The game
  NYR2–4BUF
  W
  March 25game 74/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF5–3CLR
  W
  March 27game 75/80
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG
  +2 points
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- The game
  BUF4–7STL
  L
  March 28game 76/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BOS2–2BUF
  March 30game 77/80
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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- April 1981
- The game
  BUF2–2PHI
  April 2game 78/801
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- The game
  BUF5–4DET
  W
  April 4game 79/80
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG
  +1 goal
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- The game
  NYI7–3BUF
  L
  April 5game 80/802
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -4+/-1SOG1PPP
  +1 assist
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The season in numbers
April 5
Lindy Ruff closes the 1980-1981 season with 26 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
26
NHL#251
Games
65of 80
81%
Goals
8
NHL#255
Assists
18
NHL#231
P/GP
0.40
NHL#269
+/-
+2
NHL#199
Events
100
NHL games
4 i rad
games with a point · 5 pts
3 days later
Playoffs
April 8
Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs
Preliminary round
April 8
Buffalo Sabres meet Vancouver Canucks
BUFvsVAN
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
Swedes on Vancouver Canucks
Thomas Gradin
Per-Olov Brasar
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- Game 1
  VAN2–3BUF
  W
  April 82
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-0SOG
  +1 assist
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- Buffalo Sabreslead1–0againstVancouver Canucks
- Game 2
  VAN2–5BUF
  W
  April 92
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP
  +1 goal
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- Buffalo Sabreslead2–0againstVancouver Canucks
- Game 3
  BUF5–3VAN
  W
  April 112
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG
  +1 goal
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Preliminary round
April 11
Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–0
BUF3–0VAN
Advance
3Games3Points2Goals1Assists
5 days later
Quarterfinal
April 16
Buffalo Sabres meet Minnesota North Stars
BUFvsMNS
Swedes on Buffalo Sabres
No Swedes
Swedes on Minnesota North Stars
Kent-Erik Andersson
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- Game 1
  MNS4–3BUF
  L
  April 161
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG
  +1 goal
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- Minnesota North Starslead1–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 2
  MNS5–2BUF
  L
  April 171
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG
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- Minnesota North Starslead2–0againstBuffalo Sabres
- Game 4
  BUF5–4MNS
  W
  April 201
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG
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Quarterfinal
April 22
Minnesota North Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1
BUF1–4MNS
Eliminated
3Games1Points1Goals0Assists
The run in numbers
April 22
Lindy Ruff ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 4 points
BUFBuffalo Sabres
Points
4
NHL#102
Games
6
Goals
3
NHL#52
Assists
1
NHL#149
P/GP
0.67
+/-
+2
NHL#62
Events
4 i rad
games with a point
VAN3–0→MNS1–4

Lindy Ruff plays the 1980-1981 season for Buffalo Sabres

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

Lindy Ruff closes the 1980-1981 season with 26 points

Buffalo Sabres are in the playoffs

Buffalo Sabres meet Vancouver Canucks

Buffalo Sabres knock Vancouver Canucks out 3–0

Buffalo Sabres meet Minnesota North Stars

Minnesota North Stars knock Buffalo Sabres out 4–1

Lindy Ruff ends the 1980-1981 playoffs with 4 points